Spoon-fed babies may be more likely to become obese than those who eat with their fingers, a new study finds. Ian Hooton/Science Photo Library/Corbis

February 8, 2012

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GOOD DAY FOR:

Maids in ManhattanNew York City hotels agree to give housekeepers panic buttons they can use to call for help should they feel endangered in a guest's room. [Reuters]

Sportsmanlike conductThe New York Jets take out a newspaper ad congratulating the New York Giants on their recent Super Bowl win. [BuzzFeed]

Getting off the hookA Florida judge orders a husband to take his wife out to dinner and buy her flowers after the couple got into a physical fight triggered by the man's failure to wish his wife a happy birthday. [Huffington Post]

BAD DAY FOR:

Inner peaceOfficials in Sarasota County, Florida say they want to begin charging a yoga instructor for offering free yoga classes on the beach. [Death & Taxes]

Single servingsA study finds that single serving K-Cup coffees are more expensive for users than many high-end whole bean coffees. [The Consumerist]

Indulgent mothersA study says babies who are spoon-fed might be more likely to become obese later in life than babies taught to feed themselves. [Discovery News]